Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company applies fair value accounting guidelines for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Under these guidelines, fair value is defined as the price that would be received for the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little, infrequent, or no market activity and reflect the Company’s own assumptions about inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
The Company’s valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of marketable equity securities, mutual funds, and phantom stock units were derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of all other financial instruments were valued based on quoted market prices or model driven valuations using significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
The Company’s short-term investments have been classified and accounted for as available-for-sale. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates the designation at each balance sheet date. The Company may or may not hold securities with stated maturities greater than 12 months until maturity. As management views these securities as available to support current operations, the Company classifies securities with maturities beyond 12 months as current assets under the caption short-term investments in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These investments are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses reported as a component of shareholder’s equity. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are generally determined using the specific identification method, and are included in miscellaneous (income) expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The following tables provide information regarding the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 29, 2014, and December 28, 2013. 
 
March 29, 2014
 
Adjusted Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Assets

 

 

 

Level 1:

 

 

 

Equity securities
$
1,957

 
$
131

 
$
(104
)
 
$
1,984

Mutual funds
4,177

 
31

 
(9
)
 
4,199

Subtotal
$
6,134

 
$
162

 
$
(113
)
 
$
6,183

Level 2:

 

 

 

Corporate fixed income
$
29,717

 
$
163

 
$
(209
)
 
$
29,671

Municipal bonds
2,819

 

 
(32
)
 
2,787

Certificates of deposit and time deposits
2,383

 

 

 
2,383

Asset backed securities
960

 

 
(94
)
 
866

Subtotal
$
35,879

 
$
163

 
$
(335
)
 
$
35,707

Total
$
42,013

 
$
325

 
$
(448
)
 
$
41,890

Liabilities

 

 

 

Level 1:

 

 

 

Phantom stock units
$
50

 
$

 
$

 
$
50

Total
$
50

 
$

 
$

 
$
50


 
December 28, 2013
 
Adjusted Cost
 
Unrealized Gains
 
Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities
$
2,049

 
$
137

 
$
(64
)
 
$
2,122

Mutual funds
3,865

 
19

 
(1
)
 
3,883

Subtotal
$
5,914

 
$
156

 
$
(65
)
 
$
6,005

Level 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate fixed income
$
25,240

 
$
126

 
$
(250
)
 
$
25,116

Municipal bonds
2,775

 
1

 
(28
)
 
2,748

Certificates of deposit and time deposits
4,014

 
1

 

 
4,015

Asset backed securities
974

 

 
(129
)
 
845

Subtotal
$
33,003

 
$
128

 
$
(407
)
 
$
32,724

Total
$
38,917

 
$
284

 
$
(472
)
 
$
38,729

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phantom stock units
$
38

 
$

 
$

 
$
38

Total
$
38

 
$

 
$

 
$
38



The Company recognized a net realized gain on investments during the three months ended March 29, 2014 of $75 and a net realized loss of $52 during the three months ended March 30, 2013. As of March 29, 2014, gross unrealized losses related to individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or longer were not significant. The Company considers these unrealized losses in market value of its investments to be temporary in nature. When evaluating an investment for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company reviews factors such as the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below its cost basis, the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto, and the Company’s intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not it will be required to sell, the investment before recovery of the investment’s cost basis. There were no other-than-temporary impairments during the three month period ended March 29, 2014.
Maturities of investments at March 29, 2014 are as follows:
 

Adjusted Cost

Fair Value
Due in less than one year
$
15,818


$
15,846

Due after one year but within five years
10,513


10,403

Due after five years but within ten years
5,262


5,315

Due after ten years
4,286


4,143

Equity securities
1,957


1,984

Mutual Funds
4,177


4,199

Total
$
42,013


$
41,890


The Company reports phantom stock units as a liability. The Company recognized expense relating to this liability of $12 and $20, for the periods ended March 29, 2014, and March 30, 2013. Phantom stock units vest over a period of three years.
The Company did not have any fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period ended March 29, 2014.